During each of the eight to 12 times Sharay Hayes claimed he was hired by Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura to “create a sexy scene,” he testified that they went through a “considerable amount” of baby oil.
“It was preferred to keep our bodies covered. I guess the look of it, to shine, or whatever,” Hayes told the court. “It was implied, and known by me, to keep the bodies covered in baby oil.”
Hayes testified that each encounter began the same way. “It was to create a sexy scene but I understood it could escalate to more sexual activity whether it was oral sex or penetrative sex,” he told the court. “It appeared to me at some point that this appeared like a fetish thing.”
According to Hayes’ testimony, the rooms in which the alleged encounters took place were dimly lit and included candles. Sometimes music would play in the background and the furniture was always covered in sheets, he told the court. Combs would eventually enter the room, “sit in the distance, give subtle directions to Ms. Ventura — angles, lighting, positions and sometime sexual activity,” Hayes testified.
“Some of the directions at times were very specific in terms of ‘move the candle, move the candle again, position your body, position your body again,'” Hayes testified.
Hayes told the court that at some point during the encounter, Combs would instruct him to finish. “Finishing is me having an orgasm,” Hayes testified, adding that during those times, Combs would allegedly provide specific instructions in that regard.
Hayes told the court that he was paid either $1,200 or $2,000 for each alleged sexual encounter.
According to Hayes’ testimony, Combs normally kept his distance during the encounters but he told the court about one occasion when Combs allegedly approached and threw some condoms at him.
“He presented the condoms and said, ‘I’m ready to see you f— her,'” Hayes testified, adding that in that instance, he could not perform. He told the court that was his last sexual encounter with Combs and Ventura.
“Me personally, a sexual scenario with a woman’s partner present giving directions was not the norm for me,” Hayes testified, adding that there were times that he would use Cialis, Viagra and other erectile dysfunction substances: “anything that could help me perform. It was a lot of pressure.”
